SOC HISILICON MALEOON 920C
Kirin 8020

Kirin 8020

Mid-range Released: May 19, 2025
Clock Speed
2285
MHZ
Process
7
NM
Cores
8
Count

Technical Highlights

GPU : Maleoon 920C (Maleoon)
GPU Frequency : 840 MHz
Memory : LPDDR5X
AnTuTu Score : 1.15M

About this Chipset

Kirin 8020 is a 7 nm mid-range 5G SoC with TaiShan CPU cores, Maleoon 920C graphics, Da Vinci AI acceleration, LPDDR5X memory, UFS 4.0 storage, Wi-Fi 7, and 5G connectivity.

Last updated: August 09, 2026

Overall Score Of Kirin 8020

This summarizes how Kirin 8020 scores across key areas like CPU, GPU, AI, efficiency, and connectivity.

76
Overall
Benchmark
64
CPU
82
Graphics
61
Memory
79
Connectivity
75

General Information of Kirin 8020

Name

Kirin 8020

Brand

HiSilicon

Class

Mid-range

Release Date

May 19, 2025

Foundry

SMIC

CPU Specifications of Kirin 8020

CPU Architecture

1x 2.285 GHz TaiShan, 3x 2.05 GHz TaiShan, 4x 1.3 GHz TaiShan-Little

CPU Frequency

2285 MHz

50% of the current best CPU Frequency score

Cores

Excellent

8

80% of the current best Cores score

Instruction Set

ARMv8-A

Process (nm)

7 nm

29% of the current best Process (nm) score

Graphics Specifications of Kirin 8020

GPU

Maleoon 920C

Graphics Architecture

Maleoon

GPU Frequency

Good

840 MHz

49% of the current best GPU Frequency score

Pipelines

2

8% of the current best Pipelines score

Shading Units

Excellent

256

50% of the current best Shading Units score

Total Shaders

512

25% of the current best Total Shaders score

FLOPS

860.2 Gigaflops

15% of the current best FLOPS score

Vulkan Version

1.3

OpenCL Version

3.0

DirectX Version

12

Memory Specifications of Kirin 8020

Memory Type

Excellent

LPDDR5X

75% of the current best Memory Type score

Memory Frequency

Excellent

4266 MHz

80% of the current best Memory Frequency score

Bus

4x 16 Bit

Bandwidth

Excellent

68.2 Gb/s

80% of the current best Bandwidth score

Memory Size

Excellent

16 GB

50% of the current best Memory Size score

Storage Interface

Excellent

UFS 4.0

78% of the current best Storage Interface score

Benchmark Metrics of Kirin 8020

AnTuTu Benchmark (V11)

V11 total score with CPU, GPU, MEM, and UX breakdown

1,146,138
Total
28% of the current best Total score
CPU
510,762
41% of the current best CPU score
GPU
139,259
9% of the current best GPU score
MEM
243,962
51% of the current best MEM score
UX
252,155
31% of the current best UX score

AnTuTu Benchmark (V10)

V10 total score with CPU, GPU, MEM, and UX breakdown

856,336
Total
21% of the current best Total score
CPU
381,615
32% of the current best CPU score
GPU
104,047
7% of the current best GPU score
MEM
182,276
31% of the current best MEM score
UX
188,398
20% of the current best UX score

Geekbench (V6)

CPU performance snapshot

Single-Core
1,389
36% of the current best Single-Core score
Multi-Core
4,125
33% of the current best Multi-Core score
Asset Compression
155.7 MB/sec
33% of the current best Asset Compression score
HTML 5 Browser
101.3 pages/sec
31% of the current best HTML 5 Browser score
PDF Renderer
117.6 Mpixels/sec
34% of the current best PDF Renderer score
Image Detection
60.2 images/sec
16% of the current best Image Detection score
HDR
95.4 Mpixels/sec
25% of the current best HDR score
Background Blur
11.9 images/sec
24% of the current best Background Blur score
Photo Processing
34.7 images/sec
30% of the current best Photo Processing score
Ray Tracing
4.78 Mpixels/sec
33% of the current best Ray Tracing score

Connectivity of Kirin 8020

Modem Speed

Integrated 5G modem Mbps

1% of the current best Modem Speed score

5G Support

Yes

Wi-Fi Version

Wi-Fi 7

Bluetooth Version

5.4

AI Accelerator of Kirin 8020

Neural Processor

Da Vinci NPU

AI Support

Yes

Performance Charts Of Kirin 8020

These charts show the balance of Kirin 8020 across key areas and how its benchmark results compare to today’s top performers.

Performance Radar Chart

Category scores overview (0 to 100)
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Performance Benchmarks

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Frequently Asked Questions about Kirin 8020

The Kirin 8020 scores a total of 1,146,138 on AnTuTu v11, providing a fluid experience for daily mobile tasks and standard applications. The score is broken down into CPU: 510,762, GPU: 139,259, Memory: 243,962, UX: 252,155.

The Kirin 8020 was officially released in May 19, 2025, aiming to provide a competitive performance experience for mobile devices.

The Kirin 8020 features a 8-core CPU architecture, designed to balance peak performance with everyday power efficiency.

The Kirin 8020 is manufactured using a specialized process by SMIC, which optimizes the chipset's power efficiency and performance.

The Kirin 8020 operates at a CPU frequency (base clock) of 2285 MHz, which determines the speed at which the chipset handles instructions.

The Kirin 8020 achieves a single-core score of 1,389 on Geekbench. This is a key metric for measuring how snappy the device will feel when launching and switching between apps.

With a performance score of 76%, the Kirin 8020 is positioned as a high-end chipset in our comprehensive mobile rankings.

The Kirin 8020 features the Maleoon 920C GPU, which handles graphics rendering and is responsible for determining the chipset's mobile gaming capabilities.

Yes, the Kirin 8020 includes a dedicated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for accelerating on-device AI tasks like computational photography and real-time voice translation.

The Kirin 8020 is compatible with LPDDR5X memory, enabling fast data access which is crucial for modern operating systems and demanding games.

Yes, the Kirin 8020 features an integrated 5G modem, providing ultra-fast mobile data speeds and low latency where network infrastructure permits.